GALENA, AK, UNITED STATES

05.28.2013

Capt. Christian Braunlich, a combat rescue officer with the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, gives direction for boarding a flight to the residents of Galena, Alaska, May 28. Thirty-two residents and 19 dogs were transported on an Alaska Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from Galena to Fairbanks to wait for the water levels to subside. The Alaska National Guard sent multiple aircraft and rescue personnel to the rural Alaska village to assist with rescue efforts. (Photo by Sgt. Edward Eagerton, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs)